Sustainability and power generation: a comprehensive analysis of the Brazilian power sector’s energy and exergy aspects

• Published in: Clean technologies and environmental policy Vol. 26; no. 12; pp. 4113 - 4136
• Main Authors: Ribeiro, Douglas Leles, Soares, Lis Nunes, da Costa, Andréa Oliveira Souza
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Development policy; Earth and Environmental Science; Economic sectors; Efficiency; Electricity; Electricity generation; Energy development; Energy policy; Environment; Environmental Economics; Environmental effects; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology; Environmental factors; Exergy; Hydroelectric power; Hydroelectric power generation; Indicators; Industrial and Production Engineering; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering; Natural gas; Original Paper; Power; Productivity; Renewable energy; Sustainability; Sustainable Development; Thermal power; Thermodynamics; Brazil; Energy efficiency; Exergy; Sustainability; Sectoral exergy analysis; Power generation; Sustainability indicators

Given the increasing use of electricity and the current environmental challenges, ensuring efficiency and sustainability in power generation must be a major concern for society. In this context, energy and exergy analysis are useful to assess the efficiency and sustainability of different economic s...